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Dawn vice history information


TonyS

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Basic info: type of vise; machinsts
Construction; grey cast iron.

Use; good for holding parts for filing chipping twisting ect.
Not good for hammering parts as illustrated by cracked version.
For a machinists vise to withstand hammering
it must be at least 100 lbs or cast steel
(very seldom seen) or a Wilton ductile iron model.

Remember though; a machinists vise resists twisting much better than a leg vise.

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Good Morning,

 

That kind of vice has the jaw section angled to one side. They are good for holding things vertically, the part you don't need will hang down toward the floor. As has been said, they are not a candidate for heavy hammering.

 

Just my Ad-vice :) :)

 

Neil

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